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We traded this for the drop-off line and for the life of me I will never understand why
Our rides to school are so pretty this time of the year - even on the rainy days.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We traded this for the drop-off line and for the life of me I will never understand why
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“The perfect analogy to this is cooking barbacoa. You heat up stones and you dig the hole and put the stuff in, and then the barbacoa gets cooked overnight with just the heating of the stones. … The same thing is happening to our city."
UT San Antonio researchers tackle the issue of urban heat islands with AI
The research project is focused on how to cool off people’s homes as efficiently as possible.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The perfect analogy to this is cooking barbacoa. You heat up stones and you dig the hole and put the stuff in, and then the barbacoa gets cooked overnight with just the heating of the stones. … The same thing is happening to our city."
Pretty cool to hear a story on NPR this morning about the rise of cargo bikes among parents.
Well worth a listen!
www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Well worth a listen!
www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Why some parents are ditching minivans for cargo bikes
Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Pretty cool to hear a story on NPR this morning about the rise of cargo bikes among parents.
Well worth a listen!
www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Well worth a listen!
www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Austin, TX. The lands of the lizards.
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Austin, TX. The lands of the lizards.
We’re seeing a lot of backlash to school closures in Austin since they form the heartbeat of every neighborhood.
But when the school zoning for east Riverside/Oltorf is a patchwork like this, how do those schools establish themselves in a neighborhood in the first place?
But when the school zoning for east Riverside/Oltorf is a patchwork like this, how do those schools establish themselves in a neighborhood in the first place?
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re seeing a lot of backlash to school closures in Austin since they form the heartbeat of every neighborhood.
But when the school zoning for east Riverside/Oltorf is a patchwork like this, how do those schools establish themselves in a neighborhood in the first place?
But when the school zoning for east Riverside/Oltorf is a patchwork like this, how do those schools establish themselves in a neighborhood in the first place?
Time for Austin ISD to withhold the almost $1B in annual education recapture funds sent to the state
Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Abbott threatens to withhold funding from Texas cities www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Abbott threatens to withhold funding
He threatened to withhold road funding from cities and counties if they do not remove “political ideologies” from their streets.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Time for Austin ISD to withhold the almost $1B in annual education recapture funds sent to the state
If anyone is wondering why the Texas Eagle is often late, this Goliath slowly moseyed through Dallas’ Union Station for at least 15 minutes.
Freight is an essential way to move goods, but I sure wish we could had more passing track along freight lines shared by passenger rail.
Freight is an essential way to move goods, but I sure wish we could had more passing track along freight lines shared by passenger rail.
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If anyone is wondering why the Texas Eagle is often late, this Goliath slowly moseyed through Dallas’ Union Station for at least 15 minutes.
Freight is an essential way to move goods, but I sure wish we could had more passing track along freight lines shared by passenger rail.
Freight is an essential way to move goods, but I sure wish we could had more passing track along freight lines shared by passenger rail.
A guide to local station ownership in Austin.
Nexstar: NBC KXAN-TV, MyNetworkTV KBVO-CD, and operates KNVA (The CW). They’re taking over Tegna, which owns KVUE (ABC).
Sinclair: KEYE-TV (CBS). Fox Television Stations owns KTBC-TV (Fox).
KLRU Austin PBS: locally owned by old hippies and millennials
Nexstar: NBC KXAN-TV, MyNetworkTV KBVO-CD, and operates KNVA (The CW). They’re taking over Tegna, which owns KVUE (ABC).
Sinclair: KEYE-TV (CBS). Fox Television Stations owns KTBC-TV (Fox).
KLRU Austin PBS: locally owned by old hippies and millennials
September 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A guide to local station ownership in Austin.
Nexstar: NBC KXAN-TV, MyNetworkTV KBVO-CD, and operates KNVA (The CW). They’re taking over Tegna, which owns KVUE (ABC).
Sinclair: KEYE-TV (CBS). Fox Television Stations owns KTBC-TV (Fox).
KLRU Austin PBS: locally owned by old hippies and millennials
Nexstar: NBC KXAN-TV, MyNetworkTV KBVO-CD, and operates KNVA (The CW). They’re taking over Tegna, which owns KVUE (ABC).
Sinclair: KEYE-TV (CBS). Fox Television Stations owns KTBC-TV (Fox).
KLRU Austin PBS: locally owned by old hippies and millennials
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The fascists have no idea how much will be lost if we lose the state’s competitive research universities. They really think the growth of the last 25 years came from a low franchise tax and handing out homestead exemptions every few years.
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The fascists have no idea how much will be lost if we lose the state’s competitive research universities. They really think the growth of the last 25 years came from a low franchise tax and handing out homestead exemptions every few years.
Texas is truly a wonderland for small lizards
July 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Texas is truly a wonderland for small lizards
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
The auto financing interest deduction is flying under the radar in the budget reconciliation bill.
That’s a big subsidy incentivizing inflated car loans.
taxfoundation.org/research/all...
That’s a big subsidy incentivizing inflated car loans.
taxfoundation.org/research/all...
"Big Beautiful Bill" House GOP Tax Plan: Preliminary Details and Analysis
Our preliminary analysis finds the tax provisions increase long-run GDP by 0.8 percent and reduce federal tax revenue by $4.0 trillion from 2025 through 2034 on a conventional basis before added inter...
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June 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The auto financing interest deduction is flying under the radar in the budget reconciliation bill.
That’s a big subsidy incentivizing inflated car loans.
taxfoundation.org/research/all...
That’s a big subsidy incentivizing inflated car loans.
taxfoundation.org/research/all...
Today I’m live from Klyde Warren park as the Austin City Council is poised to vote on caps of our own over 35.
Biggest difference I can tell is that Klyde Warren has some parallel parking to slow street traffic.
Biggest difference I can tell is that Klyde Warren has some parallel parking to slow street traffic.
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today I’m live from Klyde Warren park as the Austin City Council is poised to vote on caps of our own over 35.
Biggest difference I can tell is that Klyde Warren has some parallel parking to slow street traffic.
Biggest difference I can tell is that Klyde Warren has some parallel parking to slow street traffic.
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Are your Texas Senator and Representative helping pass the Safe Neighborhood Streets bill and other traffic safety efforts?
Send your letter to them today!
sendyourletter.visionzerotexas.org
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#txlege
Send your letter to them today!
sendyourletter.visionzerotexas.org
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
#txlege
Want cars to slow down on your street? Support this bill. | Opinion
Houston must conduct expensive traffic studies just to set the speed limit at 20 mph on neighborhood streets. HB 5253 / SB 2725 would cut the red tape.
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April 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are your Texas Senator and Representative helping pass the Safe Neighborhood Streets bill and other traffic safety efforts?
Send your letter to them today!
sendyourletter.visionzerotexas.org
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
#txlege
Send your letter to them today!
sendyourletter.visionzerotexas.org
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
#txlege
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What kind of city do you want to create? A city where you can get from A to B as comfortably and efficiently as possible on four wheels? Or a city where children and teenagers can experience freedom and independence?
March 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What kind of city do you want to create? A city where you can get from A to B as comfortably and efficiently as possible on four wheels? Or a city where children and teenagers can experience freedom and independence?
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Too many people are dying on our roadways. This is the third deadly crash on I-35 within 2 weeks.
cbsaustin.com/news/local/m...
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One dead in 10-vehicle crash on I-35 in Round Rock
One person is dead after a 10-vehicle crash on I-35 in Round Rock Monday morning, police confirmed.Round Rock Police Department officers responded to the major
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March 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Too many people are dying on our roadways. This is the third deadly crash on I-35 within 2 weeks.
cbsaustin.com/news/local/m...
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Heartbreaking news: five people, including two children were killed on I-35 in Austin in a 17 vehicle crash.
We must continue to work towards safer transportation infrastructure in our cities. 💔
www.kut.org/austin/2025-...
We must continue to work towards safer transportation infrastructure in our cities. 💔
www.kut.org/austin/2025-...
Five people killed in 17-vehicle crash on I-35; suspect charged with intoxication manslaughter
Five people, including a child and an infant, were killed in the crash on southbound Interstate 35 near Parmer Lane late Thursday night. Eleven people were taken to local hospitals after the crash, wh...
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March 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Heartbreaking news: five people, including two children were killed on I-35 in Austin in a 17 vehicle crash.
We must continue to work towards safer transportation infrastructure in our cities. 💔
www.kut.org/austin/2025-...
We must continue to work towards safer transportation infrastructure in our cities. 💔
www.kut.org/austin/2025-...
Let’s go on a dream called commuter rail service south all the way to Buda, courtesy of a future where Buda joins the CapMetro system and UP shares ROW for double tracking.
February 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Let’s go on a dream called commuter rail service south all the way to Buda, courtesy of a future where Buda joins the CapMetro system and UP shares ROW for double tracking.
Isn’t Austin still paying off the debt on the existing convention center?
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New convention center design revealed at Council - Austin Monitor
Trisha Tatro, director of the Austin Convention Center, promised during Tuesday’s City Council work session a “world-class design” and the “first net-zero carbon convention center in the world.” Katy ...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Isn’t Austin still paying off the debt on the existing convention center?
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
Does Austin have a heat map of pedestrian and cycling activity on all city streets?
Could be a great tool to identify where to prioritize infrastructure investment.
Could be a great tool to identify where to prioritize infrastructure investment.
February 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Does Austin have a heat map of pedestrian and cycling activity on all city streets?
Could be a great tool to identify where to prioritize infrastructure investment.
Could be a great tool to identify where to prioritize infrastructure investment.
Don’t fail me now, urban heat island effect
January 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Don’t fail me now, urban heat island effect
Adrian Healey is a host on KUT. Huge signing for local public radio during the winter transfer window.
January 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Adrian Healey is a host on KUT. Huge signing for local public radio during the winter transfer window.
Beautiful to see this ancient aqueduct return to life. Makes me wonder how we can better use and protect Austin’s natural resources for future generations.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/w...
Athens’s New Answer to a Water Supply Crunch: An Ancient Aqueduct (Gift Article)
Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Beautiful to see this ancient aqueduct return to life. Makes me wonder how we can better use and protect Austin’s natural resources for future generations.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/w...